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- Best Known for the Fanservice: Many people only know the series because of Daisy's short shorts. Tiny short shorts are still occasionally referred to as Daisy Dukes to this day.
- Harsher in Hindsight:
- After getting the repaired General Lee in the 2005 film, the boys are harassed and praised in equal measures by other drivers who think them white supremacists (due to the General Lee's massive Confederate Flag on the roof). In 2023, following the General Lee being Overshadowed by Controversy (see below), original Bo actor John Schneider went and made comments on X that many would liken to such a mindset.
- The General Lee's stunts look cool sure. Then the news breaks that roughly 300 Dodge Chargers died to make those stunts.
- Hey, It's That Voice!: The narrator (and performer of Expository Theme Tune) is legendary country singer Waylon Jennings.
- Just Here for Godzilla: Yes everyone is just here to see a Dodge Charger in a car chases.
- Overshadowed by Controversy: It is impossible to discuss this show without the conversation turning to the fact that General Lee has a gigantic Confederate Flag painted on the roof. It really upped in prominence when Donald Trump's presidency brought a sense of legitimacy to many white nationalists who flew Confederate flags at their rallies. The Black Lives Matter resurgence of 2020 only made things worse for the General Lee as the Confederate flag became branded as a hate symbol and were removed from many institutions. Even a man who owns one of the cars used during filming had its flag removed.
- Tear Jerker: In the 1997 tv-movie, we're shown now-county commissioner "Boss" Rosco's office, which has a large portrait of Boss Hogg behind his chair. Rosco at one point goes up to the portrait and laments that "I sure miss you, little fat buddy", while almost breaking down crying. Best and Booke were close friends, and his show of emotion is genuine.
- Values Dissonance: The now infamous Confederate flag on the General Lee's roof. Maybe it was only meant as a harmless homage to the "Lost Cause" myth of the Confederacy but from 2015 onwards, as the flag began to be seen as a symbol of white supremacy... well understandably people were reacting to the General Lee and its implications quite differently. Especially since the car is named after Robert E. Lee, the overall commander of the Confederate Army.
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